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Genealogy Guide: Bulgaria

Web Resources

Foundation for the Advancement of Sephardic Studies and Culture (Scroll past extraneous material at beginning)

Searchable and browseable lists include:

  • Bulgarian Jewish (Sephardic) Soldiers Killed 1912-1918
  • Bulgarian Jewish Troops (Active and Reserve) 1911
  • Bulgarian Jewish Troops Sent to the Front in 1917
  • Bulgarian Jewish Officers, Active 1918
  • Surnames of Ruse, (Rustshuk) Bulgaria
  • Prominent Sephardic Jews of Bulgaria
  • WWII Bulgarian Sephardim Deportees from France
  • Bulgaria’s Chief Rabbis
  • Bulgarian Jewish Names
  • Burials in the Jewish Cemetery of Shumen, Bulgaria

Jewish Heritage Europe – Bulgaria. A guide to Jewish heritage sites in Bulgaria.

Jewish Virtual Library – Bulgaria. A thorough history of  Jews in Bulgaria.

JewishGen Kehilalinks – Bulgaria.  A website commemorating places where Jews have lived in Bulgaria, primarily Sofia and Plovdiv, with information, pictures, and links to other sources providing data about Jewish Bulgaria.

Sephardicgen – Bulgaria.  A compendium of information, resources, and references relating to Sephardic history and genealogy, including a number of databases and links to websites pertaining to Sephardim in Bulgaria. Searching the site for “Bulgaria” yields about 1,250 links.